Table 1

The effects of prognostic disclosure and prognostic awareness on quality of life domains

StudyCountryOverallSymptomEmotionalPhysicalRoleSocialCognitiveSpiritual/existential
Prognostic disclosure studies
Gattellari et al 33 Australia(0)
Rumpold et al 24 Austria(−)
Victor et al 20 India(+)†(+)(0)(+)(0)(0)(+)
Wright et al 40 USA(−)(0)(0)(0)
Yun et al 11 South Korea(+)†(+)(+)(+)(+)(+)(+)
Prognostic awareness studies
Chan30 Hong Kong(+)
Diamond et al 31 USA(0)*(0)
El-Jawahri et al 32 USA(−)*(−)(0)(0)(−)
George et al 28 USA(±)
Janssens et al 22 Belgium(0)†(−)(0)(0)
Kang et al 37 South Korea(−)†(−)(−)(−)(−)(−)
Kim et al 13 South Korea(−)†(0)
Kim et al 34 South Korea(0)†(0)(0)(0)(0)(0)(0)
Kurita et al 35 USA(−)(−)
Lee et al 14 South Korea(0)†(+)(+)(0)(+)(+)(0)
Lee et al 38 South Korea(0)*(0)(0)(+)(+)(+)(+)
Nipp et al 15 USA(−)*(−)
Justo Roll et al 23 Cuba(+)(+)(+)
Sato et al 12 Japan(−)*(−)(0)(−)(0)
Shin et al 25 USA(−)
Soylu et al 36 Turkey(0)†
Tang et al 27 Taiwan(+)*
Tang et al 26 Taiwan(−)*(−)(−)(−)
Tang et al 29 Taiwan(−)(0)
Walczak et al 39 Australia and USA(+)†

  • (+) positive outcomes, (−) negative outcomes, (±) inconsistent outcomes, (0) no effect, Embedded Image not available.

  • *The overall quality of life was a total score from all quality of life questions.

  • †The overall quality of life was the answers of question asking the global quality of life status.